It is not clear as to how much powdered milk Indian manufacturers may be able to supply, because India is not a significant producer of powdered milk. Though the current shortage and the steep rise in the prices in Sri Lanka, can be attributed to the significant increase in prices in the international market ( US$ 5000 per tonne now), cheaper imports from India or China can only be a temporary palliative. Though the current shortage and the steep rise in the prices in Sri Lanka, can be...

Cattle producers need to take a more active role in the law making process that shapes the industry and aggressively market their products, they said. Country-of-origin labeling for beef, using federal dollars to market beef, the condition of the cattle industry and some components of the proposed farm bill were some of the topics that dominated the conference's afternoon workshops. In Washington, beef processors have 50 percent less American beef coming into their packing plants than a...

Beef enthusiasts will have a hard time rustling up enthusiasm from Alberta cattle producers during Farmfair International, say industry experts feeling beaten down by the boom. Falling livestock prices, skyrocketing production costs and the rising loonie have forced some producers to sell off large portions of their herds, while others look to get out of the business entirely. cattle producers to continue limiting the sale of Canadian beef in the States. If the current related ban - which...

Many people, however, buy the milk to drink themselves, believing that it offers health benefits not found in pasteurized milk. Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Tommy Irvin decided Friday to drop a controversial agriculture department proposal to require farmers to turn raw milk an unappetizing charcoal gray to discourage people from drinking it. They said they would stop buying milk from Georgia farmers and instead take their business to South Carolina, where raw milk can be sold...

The impact of the fall in powder prices is evident in the price the Irish Dairy Board pays processors for skimmed milk powder: this has been cut by E500 per tonne in the past month equivalent to around four pence per litre of milk. In this month's auction 44 million litres of milk were sold for delivery in December, January and February - 60 per cent more than was sold in the record auction three months ago. The auction system has fully reflected the recent strength in dairy markets;...

THE FALLOUT: Beef producers are selling off large numbers of their herds -- worried they won't have enough hay to last through the winter -- or scrambling to buy increasingly scarce hay from suppliers. NUMBERS GAME: National Cattlemen's Beef Association spokesman Kendal Frazier says alfalfa hay fetches about $25 a ton more than last year.